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  • 21-08-2018
  • Mathematics
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How long is the shorter side of a rectangle when one side is 2 times longer then the other and the area is 15?

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sqdancefan
sqdancefan sqdancefan
  • 29-08-2018

"Two times longer" is taken to mean "two times as long".

The rectangle can be divided into two squares of area 7.5, so the short side is

... √7.5 ≈ 2.739

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